as in biography
an account of a person's life written by the person it is about
I read her autobiography last year and it was surprisingly honest retelling of her rise to fame.
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The two rappers had subsequent, violent run-ins over the years, as Jackson recalled in his autobiography From Pieces To Weight, at nightclubs and once at the Hit Factory recording studio.
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Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2025
Source Code is out now and is the first of three autobiographies Gates plans to publish.
—Wendy Sheehan Donnell, PCMAG, 4 Feb. 2025
With the use of the word autobiography, Amy quickly looked up asking the meaning of the word.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
In his unsettling adaptation of Hearst’s autobiography, Schrader never once sensationalizes the heiress’s plight, instead choosing to simply telegraph her limited perspective.
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2025
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Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2025
Source Code is out now and is the first of three autobiographies Gates plans to publish.
—Wendy Sheehan Donnell, PCMAG, 4 Feb. 2025
With the use of the word autobiography, Amy quickly looked up asking the meaning of the word.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
In his unsettling adaptation of Hearst’s autobiography, Schrader never once sensationalizes the heiress’s plight, instead choosing to simply telegraph her limited perspective.
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for autobiography
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“Autobiography.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autobiography. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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